DVD 101 mins
R
Hard Eight - Special Edition
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (1996)
In Collection
#320

Seen It:
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USA  /  English

Philip Baker Hall
Samuel L. Jackson
Gwyneth Paltrow
John C. Reilly

Director Paul Thomas Anderson
Producer Robert Jones; John Lyons
Writer Paul Thomas Anderson

Sydney (Philip Baker Hall - Psycho) is a poker-faced professional gambler with a soft heart for a hard luck story. He plays guardian angel to unlucky John (John C. Reilly - The Thin Red Line) and a hooker, Clementine (Gwyneth Paltrow – Shakespeare In Love), whom he grows to love like family. When John’s and Clementine’s honeymoon night leads to a disastrous hostage situation, Sydney takes care of it, as usual. But when slick casino pro Jimmy (Samuel L. Jackson – Star Wars: The Phantom Menace) threatens to reveal a secret from Sydney’s past that could destroy his relationship with the newlyweds, Sydney decides to hedge his bets and not leave anything to chance.

Edition Details
Barcode 043396810396
Region Region 1
Chapters 27
Release Date 7/29/2003
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 2.35:1 Color
Standard 1.33:1 Color
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital Surround [CC]
Layers Dual Side, Single Layer
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1
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Features
2 audio commentaries by director Paul Thomas Anderson (Boogie Nights), the cast and crew
A deleted scene "The Kiss"
Sundance Institute Filmmaker Lab scenes
Theatrical Trailers
Scene Selections
Deleted Scene